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Tara Lewis
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tara Lewis |
| Occupation: | FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent (Seasons 11-15, Evolution) |
| Relationships: | Rebecca Wilson |
| Fandom: | Criminal Minds |
| Other: | Played by actor Aisha Tyler |
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Tara Lewis is a character on Criminal Minds, an American television show that debuted on September 22, 2005. She joins the team in Season eleven after the departure of Kate Callahan. She is characterized as a workaholic who is ambitious and devoted to her work. Tyler, the actor who portrays Lewis describes her. [1]
"She's been working and sleeping out of her car, working out of roadside motels and eating in diners. She hasn't cut her hair since the beginning of the pandemic. She's really devoted to the work."
(Canon) History
Common Pairings
Within canon during first season of Criminal Minds: Evolution, Lewis begins a relationship with Rebecca Wilson from the DOJ. She is the first and only series regular to be portrayed as queer in the show. [2] Tyler, who plays Lewis, discussed the character's sexuality.[3]
"I think that, for Tara, she's really been married to her work for quite a bit of time, and I think that was satisfying to her. She was someone who really cared about the work and loved the intellectual challenge of doing this really difficult, all-consuming work, and so it's been a real surprise for her to fall for someone again.
"But, I mean, I love that you said that she's pan, because I think so much about pansexuality, and I don't want to speak for pansexual people, [but] it's just about falling in love with the person, you know what I mean?"
The most common fan pairing on Archive of Our Own for Lewis is with fellow BAU agent Emily Prentiss with 190 fics as of March 2025. Her next most popular pairing is with Rebbeca Wilson with 43 fics written. The third most popular is with technical analyst Penelope Garcia with 28 fics.
Fanon and Common Tropes
Example Fanworks
Links and Resources
Tara Lewis via Criminal Minds fandom wiki
References
- ^ Criminal Minds' Aisha Tyler Admires Tara Lewis' Workaholic Lifestyle via Looper, Published June 28, 2023 (Accessed March 8, 2025)
- ^ Criminal Minds: Evolution finally delivers a queer main character Digital Spy, Accessed March 5, 2025
- ^ Aisha Tyler Confirms Tara Lewis is Pansexual in 'Criminal Minds: Evolution' published December 1, 2022 (Accessed March 8, 2025)